April 29 / 17.50 Ripon

17.50

Soft

Ripon Races Ladies Day 22nd June Handicap

  • Prize money: £6280.8
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Ripon Races Ladies Day 22nd June Handicap

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly coudy

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10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 9119-6 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Won 6f novice events at Carlisle (good to soft) and Redcar (good to firm) last summer; out of his depth in the Gimcrack on final 2yo start; below his best at Kempton on his return last month (7f) but he was trapped wide and raced keenly so that isn't the run to judge him on; has the rail to help today and a big run looks on the cards.
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5th

7

(4)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Lakota Blue

9st 4lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Roger Fell

Promising return to action at Beverley in April but below par at York's Dante meeting in May (final start for Nigel Tinkler) and not seen again until seventh to Alfa Whiteburd (True Promise third) over C&D 12 days ago, fading as if the run was needed.

12/1

5th

7

(4)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Lakota Blue

9st 4lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Roger Fell

Promising return to action at Beverley in April but below par at York's Dante meeting in May (final start for Nigel Tinkler) and not seen again until seventh to Alfa Whiteburd (True Promise third) over C&D 12 days ago, fading as if the run was needed.

12/1

7th

12

(3)

9th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Lakota Blue

9st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Roger Fell

took keen hold, started quickly, led narrowly, headed after 2f

25/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 22-1 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Didn't have to improve on his two 2yo runs to make a winning seasonal return at Newcastle five weeks ago (6f); he will need to find extra if he is to defy this opening mark but it's not out of the question.
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4th

11

(3)

18th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

16:29 Wolverhampton (AW)

Brooklyn Nine Nine

9st 0lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Richard Fahey

Led late on when winning a 5f handicap at Hamilton in June; best run since when third of ten at Leicester 11 days ago (5f, good to soft); more to prove back over 6f.

10/1

11

(4)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Leicester

Brooklyn Nine Nine

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Richard Fahey

Can take a nap at the start; best form of 2025 in good 5f Hamilton races during June, going close (good to soft) before leading near the line (good) but he hasn't been running badly in competitive sprints of late; the expected strong pace can suit now he's back at 5f and returned to this grade.

10/1

53

19th Sep 2025

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Ayr

Brooklyn Nine Nine

9st 4lb

T: Richard Fahey

Close second at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) in June and went one better there (5f, good) 11 days later; effective over 6f in the past; however, down the field on his last two outings and needs to get back on track.

33/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 585-1 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Left his 2yo form behind him when running out the ready winner of a Class 5 handicap over C&D last week, making all up the favoured far rail; 6lb rise and stronger opposition ask more of him but not unreasonable to expect further progress.
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2

(12)

27th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:25 Ripon

Another Baar

9st 9lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Three-time course winner, the latest when scoring comfortably over 5f last month; easy wins in successive days in early September (good to firm and heavy); now 24lb higher than when starting his winning spree and he will require another career best to overcome latest 11lb rise; certainly can't be ignored though.

100/30

74

19th Sep 2025

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Ayr

Another Baar

9st 1lb

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Form: 18437- D

Last run: 175 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Beat a fair sort in a Pontefract novice last summer (6f, good to firm); ran some creditable races in nurseries afterwards without progressing; gelded over the winter; improvement required.
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12th

5

(7)

11th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

14:45 Carlisle

Braveheart Boy

9st 11lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

reared start, blindfold off late, lost many lengths start, joined main group halfway, soon no impression

16/1

8th

8

(9)

10th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Pontefract

Braveheart Boy

9st 6lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Narrowly beat a notable rival in C&D novice event nearly two years ago; 0-14 in handicaps since but has possibilities off a reduced mark back here, provided he takes well to first-time headgear.

9/1

7th

10

(4)

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 15y

Class 4

14:15 Musselburgh

Braveheart Boy

8st 8lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

upset in stalls, awkward start and slowly into stride, in rear

16/1

9/2

Form: 2-12

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Confirmed the promise of her 2yo debut when winning a 5f Thirsk maiden on her reappearance this month; good start to her handicap career when second of six at Nottingham last week, keeping on well (5f, soft); more to come back at 6f and she's one of the likelier types.
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2nd

5

(6)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:57 Thirsk

Gemini Star

9st 6lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Won just one of her 19 starts for Alice Haynes but it came at this track (5f, soft); her best effort in 2025 came on seasonal return (6f, good to firm) and although she ended the campaign quietly it was over 7f and 1m; sold for 1,200gns in December; intriguing runner on stable debut.

12/1

2

(10)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

Gemini Star

9st 9lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Alice Haynes

Didn't fire over 7f last month and has stamina to prove on this first attempt at 1m but was unlucky not to finish closer than fifth at Haydock (7f, good; denied clear run) two runs ago and has slipped to a dangerous mark.

10/1

Form: 11230- D

Last run: 210 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Bolted up in an Ayr nursery last July (6f, good); made heavy weather of following up at Chelmsford one week later (5f) when the drop in trip didn't suit; good runs at York and Naas in September but off since a modest effort in the Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy last October; back in calmer waters and she looks the type her trainer will coax more out of this year.
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8th

1

(5)

23rd Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 182y

Class 5

15:15 Carlisle

Signora Camacho

9st 11lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: John Quinn

held up in rear

10/1

6th

3

(2)

5th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 3

15:55 Doncaster

Signora Camacho

9st 4lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: John Quinn

prominent, dropped to rear 2f out, struggling when eased final 110yds

7/1

6th

3

(6)

29th Apr 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:50 Ripon

Signora Camacho

9st 6lb

J: James Sullivan

T: John Quinn

Bolted up in an Ayr nursery last July (6f, good); made heavy weather of following up at Chelmsford one week later (5f) when the drop in trip didn't suit; good runs at York and Naas in September but off since a modest effort in the Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy last October; back in calmer waters and she looks the type her trainer will coax more out of this year.

7/1

Form: 15-4 BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
She ran out the comfortable winner (well backed) of a 5f maiden at Thirsk on her debut last summer; turned over at odds-on at Southwell one month later and again failed to match that debut promise on her return at Nottingham 17 days ago; improvement is required for this first crack at 6f.
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8th

6

(7)

14th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Eternal Class

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: K R Burke

Won debut (5f, good to soft) last July; not so good in her four runs since, never able to challenge over 6f this spring in her two handicaps; something to prove even if pedigree suggests 7f should not be a problem.

12/1

8

(5)

27th May 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:10 Haydock

Eternal Class

9st 8lb

J: Frankie Dettori

T: K R Burke

Essentially disappointing given the impression she made on debut last season and her mark hasn't budged an inch since finishing midfield over C&D four weeks ago (good to firm); others preferred.

16/1

6th

9

(1)

25th May 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Haydock

Eternal Class

9st 3lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Made a winning debut at Thirsk (5f, good to soft) last July; disappointing in three runs since, latest at Ripon upped to 6f; not progressing and has something to prove.

16/1

Form: 22105- CD

Last run: 187 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Finished second on his first three starts before justifying odds-on favouritism over C&D last September; form dipped on his final two starts as a 2yo; betting to guide on his handicap debut; stable run two.
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4th

9

(5)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Spirit Of Applause

8st 11lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Ended a 15-race losing run when scoring by a head over C&D last month; only midfield under his penalty at Nottingham (6f, good to soft) next time, but each-way claims back here.

6/1

7th

10

(1)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 18y

Class 2

15:35 Nottingham

Spirit Of Applause

8st 11lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

First win for 11 months when leading towards the finish at Southwell (5f, AW) 11 days ago; carries a 5lb penalty and has yet to win back to back in his 43-race career.

10/1

13

(14)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

17:07 Southwell (AW)

Spirit Of Applause

9st 3lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Tim Easterby

Did well on AW in late 2024, including a Newcastle win and two runner-up finishes over C&D; 0-12 in 2025 but has dropped a long way in the weights and returns to AW off a 13lb lower mark than when sixth in a C&D Class 4 in April; considered.

12/1

Form: 127-00 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Three wins as a 2yo, two of them over C&D; huge prices and not beaten a rival in two AW runs this year; return to this track not enough to tempt in this company.
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5th

5

(8)

3rd Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:30 Brighton

Lily In The Jungle

9st 3lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

All four wins have been at sprint trips on good/good to firm; well treated on old form but she's generally struggled in last eight runs including three for new yard this season; was never travelling over 6f here on her course debut last month and has lots to prove at this new trip.

14/1

8th

6

(8)

9th May 2024

Soft

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:18 Brighton

Lily In The Jungle

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Well beaten in two runs for new yard, tailed off in heavy ground at Thirsk last month; sounder surface can help but she's got too much to prove for comfort.

16/1

8th

6

(8)

9th May 2024

Soft

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:18 Brighton

Lily In The Jungle

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Well beaten in two runs for new yard, tailed off in heavy ground at Thirsk last month; sounder surface can help but she's got too much to prove for comfort.

16/1

Form: 16-317 D

Last run: 98 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Won five AW handicaps between October and January (5f-7f) but hit with a huge rise for the last of them and ran poorly at Lingfield when last seen; starts out for a new yard today with something to prove.
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10th

10

(3)

26th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

13:23 Doncaster

Pocket The Packet

9st 3lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Nigel Tinkler

Yet to score for his current yard and well below par in 6f handicaps at Newcastle and Thirsk this spring; others appeal more.

20/1

10th

10

(3)

26th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

13:23 Doncaster

Pocket The Packet

9st 3lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Nigel Tinkler

Yet to score for his current yard and well below par in 6f handicaps at Newcastle and Thirsk this spring; others appeal more.

20/1

8th

5

(10)

9th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:45 Thirsk

Pocket The Packet

9st 6lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

Generally struggled for this yard last year but he's become more realistically treated again now; last month's Newcastle reappearance should have blown away any cobwebs but he has done his winning on AW and has something to prove on slow turf.

20/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £41.70
Straight Forecast £34.76
Tricast £78.69
Trifecta £133.80

Selections

RP Ratings:

Another Baar

NEWMARKET:

Gemini Star

TOPSPEED:

Lily In The Jungle

SPOTLIGHT:

Lakota Blue

POSTDATA:

Another Baar

Telegraph:

Another Baar

D Express:

Another Baar

Daily Mirror:

Another Baar

Daily Record:

Another Baar

Daily Mail:

Lily In The Jungle

The Times:

Gemini Star

The Guardian:

Gemini Star

The Star:

Gemini Star